Grumpy old lady

I litterally couldn't agree more. Except minus the athletes I wouldn't have a job, and I don't think I could fairly say students and athletes are the same thing. Take that however you wish.

Grumpy old lady: "Work is really busy. I am a tigered puppy. Tomorrow and next week promise more of the same, then it should quiet down some. It’s tough to come back from vacation directly into the insane-est time of the year. I plan to make up for it by slacking heartily once it slows down.

I know I’m really more of a townie than a student now, because I get very grumpy when the students come back. Here are some of the things that suck about Iowa City in late August.

1. Sorority girls and frat boys everywhere. They get here early for rush, and boy is that nuts. I remember when I started college, my parents were driving me to my dorm, and all I could see as we drove past all the sorority houses was girls in black dresses. Everywhere. Sometimes I get flashbacks.

2. Confused parents driving the wrong way down one-way streets. Iowa City has a few (5, I think, in the downtown area), and it can be downright scary to find yourself facing off with an SUV with Illinois plates. Ay yi yi!

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